I pressed my fingers to my eyes. To kill the Knowing. It sounded like an impossibility that I had only read of before. And the stories I had read about such atrocities, did not put the killer on the right side of such stories. To think of Reese as someone capable of that, of someone who could walk through to the heavens and slay the divine, made my stomach roll.
“Reese, I a...
2023-03-20 23:06:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Considered to be pests by many, tunnel goblins are goblins with a singular purpose in life to make new paths within their home realm in order to break into adjoining realms, ultimately causing mass destruction. Their primary goal is to gain more land for their species, acquiring areas in which their realm can spread. The mirror realm, in which they live, is overpopulated with the tunnel ...
2023-03-20 04:20:45 +0000 UTC View Post
The fires reached high above the market walls, lighting the dark sky and burning the broken lanterns above. They hung from snapping cords, paper melting beneath the heat until they were nothing but ash that drifted away like silent tears. Belladonna stared at it dispassionately, remembering the glow of their eyes. How they reflected the lights above. With them buried beneath dirt and mem...
2023-03-19 23:24:30 +0000 UTC View PostWe have met our Kickstarter goals!!!!!
It is still open for the next 12 days but at the end of that, I will be getting a schedule together so I can get merch out to supporters and also started mass editing book 1 for a Steam release.
In other fun news, my book 1 of short stories is at the point where it has been added onto and edited by me. So now I'm off to send it to another editor while the art is being put together. :) I was hoping to have the book out by next month but ...
2023-03-19 19:38:43 +0000 UTC View Post
The dark was a sinister place to be. Rarely did it offer anything friendly. Instead, it hid those who would look into the face of nothing and smile at the opportunity it gave them. Malcolm knew the dark well. He had traversed it for years. Used it to his advantage. And as the lights around him were snuffed out one by one, he felt it consume him in a way that he hadn’t for so very long.
The three tiered fountain was set aglow. It was the furthest Hazel could bring herself to walk in a world that was now plagued by darkness. But she had made this area, at the very least, a small beacon. Fat, waxy candles were perched across the rims of the fountain, their flames flickering from the falling water but not burning out. Hazel had carves enchantments into their wicks. She sat...
2023-03-13 21:53:14 +0000 UTC View Post
“Do you think it’s possible though?”
“Is what possible?”
“For you to take the weekend off.”
Gabriel looked upwards, staring across the way at the person who sat across from him. They had surprised him once again with muffins made from Hazel’s kitchen and a warm thermos of tea. The market had been abhorrently cold as of late and it was a gesture that he greatly...
2023-03-11 02:10:55 +0000 UTC View Post
While animals can be found within the Night Market, for reasons unknown, they do not survive for long. Perhaps it is due to the convergence of realities or the lack of diverse habitation for them within the market proper. But organic creatures like animals, are not common within the Night Market walls. Discovering a lack of them, a group of market stalls decided to sell paper animals.
Fo...
2023-03-04 22:22:35 +0000 UTC View PostWell, you guys reached the full 2,000 a month goal. I promised that for every month I reached this, I would commission some NSFW. So, we have some decisions to make. Do we want full nudes (kind of like the Gabriel one from a few months ago) or, do you want tasteful nudes. More pinup style.
Holy hell it is done.
Well, not done done, but pretty close to being done. Eventually, I will be writing my thoughts out on this process and posting it but for now, I'm just kind of still in shock. It doesn't seem real. And maybe that's because I know I have an entire slew of edits that are on my plate now but it just seems really weird that I am a year into this. When I started the Night Market, my daughter was still night waking. My husband used to sleep on the sofa ...
2023-03-04 01:33:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Scrambling to my feet, I went after him. Gabriel was not moving in Reese’s arms and was almost comically dangling from the hold he him in. The older man's footsteps were sure and quick as he navigated us out of the cave and into the night ocean air. I could see the tide he spoke of. The way the waves were crashing against the rocks with an eerie amount of speed. The waters lit up with ...
2023-03-04 01:05:41 +0000 UTC View PostHey guys,
We're going to do this a bit different this time.
Go to your normal save file of the Night Market, open your save, then download it to disk. Then, open the following link below, download that game, and upload your save file into that game. You should have your old saves now on the new server.
Server is: 2023-03-02 05:36:04 +0000 UTC
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I could feel the hard line of him against my thigh. As Gabriel loomed over me, eyes tinted silver, I could see the tension within his arms. The way he was holding himself, waiting for my command. Reaching up, I ran my fingers through his hair, feeling the strands of it fall forward and out of the hold he put them in every morning. Locking eyes with him, I rolled my hips in way of answer, feeling the way he trembled at the sensation. I surged upwards, taking his lips ag...
2023-03-02 05:33:38 +0000 UTC View PostI could feel the hard line of him against my hip. As he loomed over me, eyes tinted silver, I could see the tension within his arms. The way he was holding himself, waiting for my command. Reaching up, I ran my fingers through his hair, feeling the strands of it fall forward out of the hold he put them in every morning. Locking eyes with him, I rolled my hips in way of answer, feeling the way he trembled at the sensation. I surged upwards, taking his lips against mine ...
2023-03-02 05:32:38 +0000 UTC View PostI could feel the hard line of him against my thigh. As Gabriel loomed over me, eyes tinted silver, I could see the tension within his arms. The way he was holding himself, waiting for my command. Reaching up, I ran my fingers through his hair, feeling the strands of it fall forward and out of the hold he put them in every morning. Locking eyes with him, I rolled my hips in way of answer, feeling the way he trembled at the sensation. I surged upwards, taking his lips ag...
2023-03-02 05:31:43 +0000 UTC View PostI could feel the hard line of him against my hip. As he loomed over me, eyes tinted silver, I could see the tension within his arms. The way he was holding himself, waiting for my command. Reaching up, I ran my fingers through his hair, feeling the strands of it fall forward out of the hold he put them in every morning. Locking eyes with him, I rolled my hips in way of answer, feeling the way he trembled at the sensation. I surged upwards, taking his lips against mine ...
2023-03-02 05:30:30 +0000 UTC View PostHow do marriage ceremonies work in The Night Market? Do they just have different types for where everyone is from or is it just a type of ceremony that is unique to The Night Market?
They tend to be unique based on the different cultures that have immigrated to the market. There are probably too many variations of marriage to really talk about if you consider that so I’ll focus specifically on the traditions for the people who are native to the world.
Marriage i...
2023-02-28 02:36:34 +0000 UTC View PostChoices for part 16 of Paper Moons.
For access to the full game so far, join the Baron tier for the link and code.
2023-02-25 01:14:48 +0000 UTC View Post
“What is wrong with you?” I snapped, my voice breaking across the cave in which we stood. “Why did you do that?”
“Because if I had not,” he said patiently, “you would have.”
“I am aware of that, Gabriel. And that was my choice to make.”
His laugh was condescending. “You think that’s what that was? Consent? She had you under her thrall and you wer...
2023-02-25 01:12:21 +0000 UTC View Post
The wisps were gathered at the gate when I got home that night. They hovered around the knots of pine, chittering across the latch in excitement. I raised a brow towards them, the temptation to ask them what exactly they were up to quite strong. They wove around the strips of wood, causing small sprigs of valley lilies to bloom along thick braids of grapevine. Reaching o...
2023-02-24 22:24:50 +0000 UTC View Post
At the edge of the market is a graveyard. It sits nestled among a grove of trees and expands outwards into a sea of mausoleums and faded headstones. This is where most go when they die. When a soul passes, a grave appears, waiting for its occupant to be laid beneath the dirt. Their name is etched upon a headstone where a single clock hangs over the front. There, it ticks away, letting fa...
2023-02-24 20:56:14 +0000 UTC View Post
“He’s taking us somewhere to kill me. You know that right? This is all part of Mal’s master plan.”
Milo held out his hand, as he helped me down a set of damp and rocky steps. They had been carved into the depth of a cave and had crumbled a bit over time, but the passage itself still looked secure.
“Why am I involved then?” I asked him, keeping my eyes on my feet as I na...
2023-02-21 03:33:27 +0000 UTC View PostMonthly Character Q & A will be posted on the 28th! Send in your questions for the RO's or for me through here or through Tumblr.
2023-02-20 19:17:46 +0000 UTC View PostSo for as quick as I wrote Chapter Eleven in order to give myself all the time in the world for Chapter Twelve? Chapter Twelve is at a snails pace. I think there is just so much that I want to wrap up. So many conversations I want to have. And doing so requires time and coding that I am not used to giving on a chapter. However, I think this is a good indication of how chapters will probably go in the future. The more variables I have, the longer it is going to take to write ...
2023-02-16 22:16:29 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone
I have added and shifted so much to Patreon since I started that I am going to post it here. Everything that has been added today will be highlighted in bold.
Bog Witch:
Early Access to chapters
Access to polls
Development Blogs
Courtesan:
Everything from the previous tier
2 monthly short stories from RO’s perspective
NSFW scenes when available
Character Q & A’s - M...
2023-02-16 22:12:19 +0000 UTC View Post
A/N: Takes place sometime before chapter eleven.
I opened the door only to have a bouquet of bent flowers shoved in my face, the pollen bursting around me in a shimmering cloud. Coughing, I waved my hand, trying to displace the dust as I peered through the golden fog to see Milo standing on the other side.
“What the…?”
“H-hi. I– I’m Hazel’s friend. She said to pick yo...
2023-02-15 22:20:55 +0000 UTC View Post
A/N: Slight NSFW. Some dirty talk and exhibition.
"So what does an example date with the infamous Belladonna Malady consist of?” The day itself was cool, and the lanterns were swaying above us in a dusty rose hue. We were in the back area of the pleasure district, sitting at one of the more obscure tables that offered us an eye to most of the district, but kept us hidd...
2023-02-13 21:51:40 +0000 UTC View PostI would like some community feedback
I do not feel Paper Moons is working. The story I wanted to tell is starting to fall apart and I think I need to take a step back from it and revamp it. But, since it is a Patreon perk, I want you guys to have a say.
I have a few things I can do here. I can either take a step back and revamp Paper Moons. This would mean me putting it on hiatus for a few weeks.
Or, I can just start focusing on the lore and codex entries instead, tabl...
2023-02-12 22:19:59 +0000 UTC View Post
It was uncharacteristically warm the day that I met Gabriel at the edge of the bridge. The ocean waves were loud and the clambering of something below echoed across the rolling dunes to the right. A group of individuals, far bigger than I had seen in the market, began patching the recent erosion to the Velvet Guard's walkway to the caves. I stood patiently as Gabriel stepped out of the metal d...
2023-02-10 22:29:12 +0000 UTC View PostHey guys
The Alpha Build for Paper Moons has been updated. Thank you for being patient. The link to it is here https://the-night-market.itch.io/paper-moons
and the password this month is FebBGKBaron
2023-02-09 02:36:53 +0000 UTC View Post